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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1969
Bihpur
Winner — 1969
PRABHU NARAYAN ROY
CPI· Left
CPI 33.5%BJS 29.0%6 others 37.5%
Votes
23,361
33.5% share
Winning margin
3,153
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.3%
of 97,845
A closely fought contest. PRABHU NARAYAN ROY won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHU NARAYAN ROY | Left | 23,361 | 33.5% |
| 2 | GYANESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 20,208 | 29.0% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA | INC | 8,210 | 11.8% |
| 4 | ARJUN PRASAD MISRA | LTC | 8,083 | 11.6% |
| 5 | BHUBNESHWAR MANDAL | SHD | 7,247 | 10.4% |
| 6 | JANARDAN CHOUDHRY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,148 | 1.6% |
| 7 | JAI NARAYAN MISRA | 1,050 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | RAM SWARUP PASWAN | PBI | 449 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 33.5%BJS 29.0%INC 11.8%LTC 11.6%SHD 10.4%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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